diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorController.php
index d89ba5e..0bb17a1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthorController.php
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 use App\Models\Role;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 
 class AuthorController extends Controller
 {
@@ -37,11 +40,29 @@ public function create()
      * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
      */
-    public function store(Request $request)
-    {
-        User::create($request->post());
-        return redirect()->route('authors.index')->with('message', 'Author created successfully');
+ public function store(Request $request)
+{
+    try {
+        // Validate the incoming request data
+        $validatedData = $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'email' => 'required|string|email|unique:users|max:255',
+            'password' => 'required|string|min:8',
+        ]);
+
+        // Hash the password for security before storing
+        $validatedData['password'] = bcrypt($validatedData['password']);
+
+        // Create the user with the validated and sanitized data
+        User::create($validatedData);
+
+        return redirect()->route('authors.index')->with('success', 'Author created successfully.');
+
+    } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+        // Redirect back with validation errors if validation fails
+        return redirect()->back()->withErrors($e->errors())->withInput();
     }
+}
 
     /**
      * Show the form for editing the specified resource.